Method for allocating channel resources in a broadband access system during data transfer including multimedia data

ABSTRACT

Invention refers to methods of data transfer, in particular—for transferring of multimedia data to user&#39;s stations with two-sided mode, for example—when user sends a signal of program (content) choice, and can be used in multiservice networks of digital data transfer, which include voice, video, audio and Internet protocol data (Triple Play services, i.e. High Speed Internet, Broadcast TV, VoIP). Method comprises forming a database of content units to the user or user group, which formed a particular list. On a basis of list make more precise calculation of the required bandwidth in the system by building a queue of orders for the reservation rate for each ordered content unit for each user or user group. Combine the same orders and multicasting of the same custom content units to the user or user group. Carry out the automatic switching user access device (e.g. Set Top Box) on a content channel that has broadcast content unit in accordance with his request. Also carry out the distribution of channel resources through the creation of dynamic content feeds that include content-length T units to be transferred to user groups at certain intervals. Usage of described method for allocating channel resources in a broadband access system during data transfer including multi-media data is notably effective for high-speed broadband wireless access systems, for example—networks like LTE or BARS, etc. with limited resources of data transfer environment, as was described above, and allows to raise optimization of broadband access channel resources, to raise grade of interactivity when providing multiservice data transfer, Triple Play services in particular, especially IPTV services and also essentially reduce expenses for forming of content-unit lists for distribution, as it is done according to analogues (closest prior art) from level of technics.

Invention refers to methods of data transfer, in particular—fortransferring of multimedia data to user stations with two-sided mode,for example—when user sends a signal of program (content) choice, andcan be used in multiservice networks of digital data transfer, whichinclude voice, video, audio and Internet protocol data.

Multimedia data can be interpreted as a simultaneous use of differentforms of presentation and processing of information in a single entitycontainer. For example, text, audio, graphic and video information andalso, possibly, a method of interactive interaction with thisinformation, can be contained in one single entity container(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia).

There are two methods of data transfer, including multimedia data—linearand nonlinear. In case of linear method of data transfer there is no wayfor user to affect on receipt of this data; user receives them in directmode. In case of nonlinear method of data transfer user has an abilityto interact with multimedia data display tools by means of certainsoftware and/or hardware methods which ensure user participation inselection and multimedia data transfer. This participation in a processof data transfer is also known as “interactivity”.

Declarant knows many different methods for allocating channel resourcesin a broadband access system during data transfer including multimediadata, among which the closest methods by the whole range of dominantfeatures are mentioned below.

There is a known method of video data transfer, containing videoservices, according to a patent RU 2 384 969, published 20 Mar. 2010 inbulletin No 8, IPC H04N7/16, H04L 12/28. This method allows to implementvideo data transfer in a broadband access system, transferring of datafrom user access device to the at least one services server via the datachannel of a broadband access system, containing request for receipt ofvideo data, identification of user access device in a broadband accesssystem, video data transferring from the at least one services server touser access device according to the request, received from user accessdevice. Video data transferring from the at least one services server isdone via service gateway by means of broadband terminal; its built-invideo service component is used as a storage for transferred video data.Video data transferring to user access device according to the requestis done from a built-in video service component of a broadband terminal.Video data contain unicast and multicast video services.

Availability of additional built-in video service component in broadbandterminal allows to optimize for allocating channel resources in abroadband access system during video data transferring in case ofdrawbacks in content transfer environment and loss of several unicast ormulticast packets, i.e. when operating in emergency situations. This isimplemented by means of localizing of packet loss and retransmission oflost packets to user access device in personal unicast mode. Thisapproach gives an opportunity to lower video service demands tofrequency band of multicast access system and to lower limitations infrequency band in systems with limited resources of data transferenvironment.

However, aforesaid technical result is obtained by presence ofadditional component, which complicates resources control in a broadbandaccess system. Also, transferring of video data with video serviceslightly limits application fields of this method. Therewith this methoddoesn't provide economy and effective for allocating channel resourcesin normal operation mode of transfer environment en masse, during videodata transferring from services server to user access devices wherewithto optimize video streams or content-streams themselves, but notadjusting messages.

There is also a known method intended to execute operations ofmultimedia data transfer according to a patent RU 2 391 780, published10 Jun. 2010 in bulletin No 16, IPC H04H 60/91, H04N 7/173. This methodallows to implement video data transfer in a broadband access system,transferring from user access device to the at least one services servervia the data channel of a broadband access system, containing requestfor receipt of video data, identification of user access device in abroadband access system, video data transferring from the at least oneservices server to user access device according to the request, receivedfrom user access device. Additionally, recording of multimedia data(content) chosen by user is performed, i.e. data, which is transferredvia channel of a broadband access system, and keeping them in databasewith accordance to user request, sent from user access device, duringtransferring of this data from services server via channel of abroadband access system to user access device. Recording, suspension andresumption of recording, i.e. operations with data transferred, areperformed by means of a controller, which is operated by software fromuser access device.

In accordance to this method, a lowering of delay period is achieved,which is related to program switching, presence of controller, which isoperated by software from user access device. Also this method allowsuser to switch fast between channels, and special software buffers notonly adjacent channels, but also user preferred channels according toviewing statistics. This method allows to perform only independentchoice of a certain channel by user and data receiving of this channel,to optimize program reception to user access device from data transferenvironment, but doesn't allow to optimize utilization of frequency bandof multicast access system en masse. Method allows to perform resourcesaving only for a certain user access device and this doesn't improveefficiency of for allocating channel resources in a broadband accesssystem with taking into account of preferences of users of data transferenvironment, localized on a certain area.

Also system and method for establishing of filtered list of TV-programsbased on user profiles by application US 2003/0063117 are known,published 3 Apr. 2003. Method includes broadcast of TV-channel contentdata to the at least one user access device.

According to application US 2003/0063117, a filtration of channel subsetis performed, which are received in broadcast mode. Results aredisplayed in electronic program guide (EPG) in system, containing the atleast one TV set, which displays EPG of several channels, the at leastone media hub, connected to TV set, several removable media, which canbe connected to media hub for transfer of user profile.

For realization of this method connection or integration of media hub toTV set is performed, additionally hub stores user profiles. Content ofEPG and channel list is filtered basing on user profile, stored onremovable media. Program choice is based on forming a group preferences,based on analysis of profiles, which are uploaded into media hub, sothat they could provide a group interest.

Weakness of mentioned method is that the system performs concordance ofgroup choice based on user profiles, but filtrates only data from EPGand channels from broadcast on local equipment, but in no way isconnected to content transfer environment and doesn't perform estimationof its resources. Hereby, invention by application US 2003/0063117cannot provide transfer of channels, which are coordinated within agroup of users, in the presence of data transfer environment withresource limitations.

There is also a known method of providing access to list of MultipleTriple Play services by application US 2007/0261085, published 8 Nov.2007. Term “Multiple Triple Play” assumes a list oftelematics—information and telecommunication services. According to[Triple Play: Building the converged network for IP, VoIP and IPTV(Telecoms Explained) by Francisco J. Hens and JoséM. Caballero (Jun. 3,2008) ISBN 978-0-470-75367-5 (PB), C. Siliverstov, Triple Play Servicesrealization in FTTX-based networks, “Communication Reporter”, No 4,2010, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunication_convergence], usersof telematics can be provided with such services—High Speed Internet(HSI), Broadcast TV (BTV), Video on Demand (VoD), near Video on Demand(nVoD, also used as PPV—Pay per Video, imitation of home theater), Voiceover IP (VoIP). Especially critical to for allocating channel resourcesin a broadband access system is BTV or IPTV. According to[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTV], IPTV is an interactive TV in datatransfer networks with IP protocol. Main advantage of IPTV isinteractivity of video services and availability of a wide set ofadditional services. IP protocol features allow to provide not onlyvideo services, but also much wider pack of different services,including interactive and integrated. Hereby, main advantage of IPTV isits interactivity.

According to application US 2007/0261085, in method of providing accessto programs from list of Multiple Triple Play services, transferringfrom user access device to the at least one services server via channelof a broadband access system is performed, containing request for datadelivery, including multimedia data, identification of user accessdevice in a broadband access system, transferring from the at least oneservices server to user access device, including multimedia dataaccording to request, received from user access device, formation of asingle data transfer schedule, including multimedia data, for the atleast one user access device or the at least one group of user accessdevices, data transfer through IP-network, including multimedia data forthe at least one user access device or the at least one group of useraccess devices according to schedule. Additionally a list of data isprovided to user, including multimedia data, in which user, with thehelp of a broadband access system terminal, is choosing necessary datafrom data which is transferring or will be transferred via broadcast(BTV), in certain time intervals. Also an additional data list isformed, including multimedia data, which can be looked through by userin personal mode (VoD/nVoD/PPV), for the at least one user access deviceor the at least one group of user access devices, and is sent to userand user can perform a request with the help of terminal in order toreceive certain data, including multimedia data, combining individualservices and beforehand formed schedule into one single schedule.

Weakness of this method is that the system in no way is connected tocontent transfer environment, does not perform estimation of itsresources and cannot provide transfer of channels, which are coordinatedby every user, in the presence of data transfer environment withresource limitations. Also system does not coordinate group choice andfocuses only on content, which is broadcasted or could be found in basefor personal viewing. Schedule of thematic content is also formed onbeforehand created PPV or nVoD channels, number of which is notregulated with state and resource limitations of content transferenvironment. Additionally, user content choice is made out of preformedby studio list of content-units, but not from free choice ofcontent-units by means of voting among users. Also a mechanism ofproviding necessary channel bandwidth in situation of parity user choiceof several content-units in general and with a glance of resourcelimitations of content transfer environment is absent.

There is a known method of data transfer in a broadband access system,including multimedia data (application US 201002836, published 21 Oct.2010). According to this method, data transfer as a flow of contentunits to user access device is performed, particularly—flow of digitalaudio data (Internet-radio) by means of broadcast in a broadband accesssystem. Also, a local database with multimedia data, including audiodata, containing metadata, is formed. Database with user profile,containing data about user preferences relatively to multimedia data, isformed. According to formed database of user preferences a relevance ofnext content unit from multimedia data flow is determined. In case ofabsence of relevance a data transfer of multimedia data from localdatabase, which is relevant to user requests, is performed. And besides,a continuous (seamless) switch of data source is performed by means ofconnecting to previous content-unit.

Described method allows to reach continuity of multimedia data transferto user access device in accordance with his preferences. Additionally,this method doesn't allow to take into account preferences of group ofusers in choice of multimedia data, which is necessary in a broadbandaccess system. Also, this method doesn't allow to take into accountstate of data transfer environment. Also, a lack of this method is afixed program of data transfer, i.e. absence of possibility for user orfor group of users to choose content-unit when list of data transfer isformed (feedback), which makes impossible to dynamically change of datatransfer for inclusion of content-units, available for transferring touser access devices, but which weren't included into list of datatransfer during its forming. This leads to impossibility of forming adynamic multimedia data broadcast and multicast for satisfaction of userpreferences according to location of users with taking into account datatransfer channel load, especially during implementation of a broadbandaccess system, and, as a result—to absence of providing of data transferchannel resource savings.

Also there is a known method of data transfer in a broadband accesssystem, including multimedia data (application US 20100267331, published21 Oct. 2010). According to this method, a relevance of multimedia datato user preferences by means of information about multimedia data, whichis stored at user access device or remote data bases (libraries, radiotranslations) is performed, and after that—recommendation to user forconnection to multimedia data flow, in particular—Internet radio, whichare in accordance to user preferences, is sent.

This method also allows to reach continuity of data transfer to useraccess device, which correspond to user preferences, without datareception about user preferences from themselves, that simplifiescreation of user preferences database, and also takes into considerationpreferences of user groups by means of data exchange between remotedatabases.

The lack of this method, as in a previous method, is an absence ofanalysis of data transfer environment load and its resource economy,because information about content-units, transferred in a broadbandaccess system and about channel resources is not used. That is why thismethod doesn't allow to perform calculation of load and release of datatransfer environment based on broadcast and multicast transfers, to formlist of transfer data in accordance with preferences of user groups, toperform allocating frequency resource at a given time with taking intoaccount of user preferences, grouped by location.

A method was chosen as a prototype, which can be implemented by means ofa system of automatic forming a electronic program guide according to apatent EP 1 387 583 B1, published 2 Nov. 2005 in bulletin No 2005/44,IPC H04N 7/173, H04N 5/445. According to this method, like in previousmethod, a data transfer from user access device to the at least oneservices server via channel of a broadband access is performed,containing request to receive data, including multimedia data,identification of user access device in a broadband access system, datatransfer from the at least one services server to user access device,including multimedia data, in accordance with request, received fromuser access device, forming a data transfer schedule, includingmultimedia data, for the at least one user access device, data transfer,including multimedia data, for the at least one user access deviceaccording to schedule. Additionally, forming a data transfer schedule,including multimedia data, for the at least one user access device, isperformed not only by means of receiving of requests from users andtheir further processing, but also by means of search of othermultimedia data, for example—TV programs, which match with subject areaof user request, for their further inclusion into schedule, which istransferred to user. Additionally, a database with information aboutdata type, in particular—multimedia, which prevails in requests ofcertain user, is formed and used during search.

This optimization during forming a data transfer schedule, includingmultimedia data, for the at least one user access device, allows to takeinto account user statistics for time economy of channel search, tocreate “personal” channel for user, and to perform an inclusion intoschedule and transferring to user of any other data, inparticular—advertisement, which are characterized by correspondence withinformation about user preferences, taken from previously formeddatabase.

Weakness of this method is insufficient ability to regulate environmentresources of broadcast access system during data transfer in systems,which have physical, resource and other limitations, for example—inhigh-speed wireless data transfer systems, from services servers (datasources), including multimedia data, to user access device. System doesnot take into account ability to group users by some criterion and tochange data transfer sequence by a group user, including multimediadata, or user choice of some other data, which are different frompreviously schedule, formed by studio, for multicast or broadcastchannels. It is reasonable not only to form database with statisticsabout user preferences for such systems, but also take into account userlocalization, which, together with known state of content transferenvironment with limited resources, will allow to perform betteroptimization of schedule with a glance of group preferences from theside of content transfer environment resource economy. Lack ofdescription of user division by data types, which they request and whichare transferred at the moment, also is a weakness of this method. Alsomentioned method allows to perform so called “seamless” forming a datatransfer schedule. This is provided by offer to use only nVoD datatransfer for filling of intervals between data transfer, what slightlybounds area of method appliance. Also implementation of such “seamless”forming a data transfer schedule commits intensive user collaboration(reading, clicking and choosing), which lowers attractiveness of usageof this method for user too. Additionally, user content choice is takenout of previously formed list of content-units, made by studio, but notfrom free choice of content-units by means of voting among users. Also,a mechanism of decision in parity by multiple user choice of severalcontent-units generally, including situations which take into accountresource limitations in data transfer environment, is absent.

In the basis of invention a task to increase effectiveness forallocating frequency resource in a broadband access system during datatransfer, including multimedia data, especially for a broadband accesssystems with limited channel data-transfer rate, with simultaneouspreservation of user number, who receive these data, and also additionalincrease of usability and decrease of time consumption to form a datatransfer schedule by user, i.e.—increase of “interactive” part ofmultimedia data transfer, is set.

Defined task is solved by method for allocating channel resources in abroadband access system during data transfer, including multimedia data,which includes data transfer from the at least one user access device tothe a broadband access network kernel through a broadband accesschannel, containing data comprising request for content data, includingmultimedia data. User access device in a broadband access system isidentified by means of access level of a broadband access system.Content data, including multimedia data, from the network kernel of abroadband access system to the at least one user access device, istransmitted according to request, received from user access device.Schedule of data transfer with content, including multimedia content, isformed for the at least one user access device or for the at least onegroup of user access devices. Content data, including multimedia data,is transferred by unicast, multicast or broadcast for the at least oneuser access device or for the at least one group of user access devicesaccording to schedule.

According to invention, base of permanent content-channel transfers isformed, containing fixed frequency characteristics and/or signalmodulation mode in channel of a broadband access system for transferingof permanent content-channels multimedia data and/or permanentcontent-channels identifiers, list of content-units of current dynamiccontent-channels, content-units metadata and current dynamiccontent-channels identifiers. Also a base of VoD and/or nVoD (PPV)multimedia data is created, which can also contain content-units ofpermanent or current content-channels. Multimedia database of VoD and/ornVoD services can be joined with base of permanent content-channeltransfering and base of current dynamic content-channel transferring.Forming a multimedia data channel is also performed, containingcontent-units of advertising and/or information content. A data packetis sent to the at least one user access device, containing content-unitsof permanent content-channels, current dynamic content-channels,content-units metadata, and/or VoD, and/or nVoD services data, and/ormultimedia channel data. To user access device data is sent, containingrequest for choosing of a content-unit from a permanent content-channelor dynamic content-channel or VoD and/or nVoD services data in timeinterval T. Data forming and transferring are performed from the atleast one user access device to network core of a broadband accesssystem concerning user choice of the at least one content-unit ofcurrent dynamic content-channel or content-unit of permanentcontent-channel or VoD and/or nVoD services or any other multimediaservice. Database is formed on network core services server, containingdata about each identified user or about each group of identified users,containing data about user choice of content-channels content-units orVoD/nVoD services. Number of users with identical choice of content-unitin time interval T based on formed database statistic is determined, andrelying on that statistics existing groups of users are regrouped or newgroups created. The at least one boundary value of users number withidentical choice of content-unit is set. Data transfer schedule withcontent-units of current dynamic content-channel and/or content-units ofpermanent content-channel and/or VoD and/or nVoD services is formedaccordingly to data, which is received from the at least one user accessdevice, for the at least one user access device or the at least onegroup of user access devices. Quantity of data packet transferring ofmulticast and/or broadcast in downstream channel of a broadband accesssystem for content-unit is increased, which was chosen by a number ofusers, greater then boundary value, and/or for multimedia data duringtime interval t₁<T<t₂, where t₁—beginning of content-unit transferring,which was chosen by a number of users, greater then boundary value andt₂—ending of content-unit transferring, which was chosen by a number ofusers, greater then boundary value, accordingly to schedule. Then thequantity of data packet transferring of multicast and/or broadcast indownstream channel of a broadband access system in time t_(k)>t₂ forcontent-unit is decreased, which was chosen by a number of users,greater then boundary value. Data block forming and transferring to theat least one user access device is performed, containing data withinformation message for users about access time t₃ to content-unit,which was chosen by a number of users, smaller then boundary value, orinformation message about ability to download in time t₄>t₃content-unit, which was chosen by a number of users, smaller thanboundary value, through VoD and/or nVoD services. Content-units ofpermanent content-channel are transferred accordingly to current datatransfer of permanent content-channel to the user access device orcontent-unit of permanent content-channel, which is alike by meaning orany other features or metadata with content-unit, which was translatedduring time T, or content-unit of permanent content-channel, which waschosen by most users accordingly to statistics database to the at leastone user access device, which did not send data about user choice ofcontent-unit accordingly to request. Data forming and sending isperformed, containing contextual advertising or reference information,to user access device from group of identified users, formed accordinglyto statistics database. Message forming and sending to user accessdevice about switching to another current dynamic content-channel or todownload and playback previously formed data by means of VoD and/or nVoDto identified user access device on each group of identified users,formed accordingly to statistics database, is performed. Databaseforming on services server in network core is performed, containing dataon each of identified users or on each group of identified users, formedaccording to criteria: data about request or choice of content-units orcontent-channels or VoD and/or nVoD services, or data with review aboutcontent-unit or content-channel or VoD and/or nVoD services, or dataabout quantity and time of switching between content-channels or VoDand/or nVoD services, or multimedia channel data sent through unicastsystem or multicast system.

The whole set of essential differences mentioned above leads to economyof a broadband access channel resource in dependence on type of datawith content-units and during processing of request statistics forreceiving of content-units, which arrive from user access devices and/oruser groups.

Both forming a data transfer schedule with use of search inquiries fromuser access device and execution of content-unit search by definedsimilarity criteria, allow to save content transfer environment resourceby connecting of user access device to viewing of content-unit, whosecontent-channel data is transferring. Preliminary data sending withinformation about possibility to connect to the content-channel withcontent-unit, which qualify user request, to user access device, ispossible. In this case an estimation of content transfer environmentresource for data receiving about time, which is necessary for datareceiving, containing necessary content-unit and form transfer sequenceto the at least one user access device per day or several days, isperformed. In this case there is a possibility to group several useraccess devices into groups by certain attributes, for example—independence from requested content-unit types. Also, after forming atransfer sequence, there is a possibility to perform more specificcalculation of necessary a broadband access channel resources forperforming data transfer for growth of savings on:

-   -   forming a data transfer sequence for bandwidth reservation for        each content-unit according to request from each user access        device or each group of user access devices;    -   simultaneous data transfer for user access devices, which sent        requests to receive identical or similar content-units;    -   switching of user access device to receiving of data with        content-channel, which correspond to request from user access        device and are transferred in data transfer environment.

Also, attributes, stated above, allow to form certain dynamiccontent-channel, which will be sent to a group of users, which waschosen by a certain attribute, for example—users of a certain socialnetwork or rural dwellers, visitors of a certain facility, etc. Hereby,this channel will contain content-units, which comply with requests ofuser group or similar by content or other features or metadata and timeof their transmission is coordinated according to user requests. Also,in contrast to the analogues which were listed in section “Technologylevel”, forming a such channel can be performed not only beforehand, butduring the data transfer and forming a data with content-units can beperformed both with user participation by means of sending requests andreceiving replies with his choice, and in background—without userparticipation.

Reasonability of bringing into service of such dynamic channels, whichwill contain data according to user requests, grouped by some attribute,in networks with limited data transfer channel resources, is dictated bygrowth and development trends of video data amount, personal videocontent-units, Web-TV, interactive and/or personal advertisement(source: Cisco VNI projection) and interactive content-units (AppleEvent presentation, January 2010) with simultaneous growth andpopularization of social and group services. Experience of usage datatransfer for target groups acquired a good reputation in video datatransfer in such services, as Apple Event Live, Cisco WeBex seminars,video grouping on YouTube. Similar results are confirmed by user viewingstatistics of TV content-units (trade report “TV in Russia 2010”,Federal Agency of Press and Mass Media, May 2010), additionally, usergroups can be segmented.

As an example of application of allocating channel resource method in abroadband access system could be used a building of data transfernetwork with LTE technology (full name—3GPP Long Term Evolution),technology of mobile data transfer or WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperabilityfor Microwave Access), telecommunication technology, designed forproviding of universal wireless communication on wide ranges for widerange of devices (from workstations and laptops to mobile phones) orBARS network (Ukrainian patent UANo 226552), which were created withradio relay lines, point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links or anyother technologies of wired and wireless data transfer, where a lack offrequency resource of a broadband access channel is present in case ofsimultaneous transfer of content-units. Implementation of suchcontent-channels as a method of channel resource saving can create anatural conversion from the model of continuously transferredcontent-channels to the model of absolutely personifiedcontent-channels.

In LTE example it is obvious that in radio frequency channel, whichconsists of several subchannels with total bandwidth up to 300 Mbps indownstream (DL channel, Download channel) will be available three datagroups: multicast data transfer of permanent content-channels (1/N ofbroadband channel capacity), multicast data transfer of current dynamiccontent-channels (1/M of broadband channel capacity) and multimedia datatransfer of VoD/nVoD services and any other data, which are transferredto user access device (1/K of broadband channel capacity), whichaltogether create total bandwidth—nominal carrier capacity oftransmission band (K+M+N=1) in data transfer environment. Data transferof permanent and current dynamic content-channels in separate systemchannels is also possible, which were created by DVB-H transport(Digital Video Broadcasting—Handheld), etc. and data transfer technologyof digital video signal to mobile and fixed user access devices.Together all content-channels of content-unit transfers and other datain terms of user access device, form a united environment ofcontent-units transfer in a broadband access system.

LTE building scheme, described above, works in BARS system too or in anyother similar system. With the use of additional capacities, forexample—existing DVB-H or DVB-T networks, there is a possibility toshare their resources.

There is a possibility to build a similar scheme of data transfer inradio relay line.

Usage of mentioned above three types of content allows to bring inadditional parameters in QoS model (Quality of Service model). This termin data transfer field is used to call a probability of compliance of abroadband access system (data transfer environment) to the specifieddata transfer regulations. Introduction of additional parameters allowsa more flexible control of broadband access system resources independence from various conditions, which affect the data transferchannel. In particular, weather changes lead to bandwidth reduction.That is why operator, who builds a broadband access system and usesdescribed method of channel resource saving, can allocate resources forthree data types beforehand. During bandwidth reduction, data transferwith permanent content-channels will remain untouched, data transfer ofdynamic content-channels and transfer of any other data will be reduced.Since number of dynamic content-channels can be regulated according tooffered method at every moment of time, there is a possibility for aflexible limitation by means new dynamic content-channels at the momentof bandwidth reduction and by this—perform a broadband access systemchannel saving.

Additionally formed list of content-units, which fill thecontent-channel, can represent additional information, including datafrom other users about content-units by means of extraction of metadataand sending from according content-channel databases to user accessdevices.

For example, this information can be “quantity” of content-unitsubscribers, i.e. quantity of requests, which were sent from user accessdevices or customer rating for content-unit or any other data.

Hereby, declared method allows to save broadband access channelresources simultaneously with multicast or broadcast data transfer,which are necessary to predetermined or overwhelming majority of usersaccording to their request in definite time term with guaranteeing ofother users access to the necessary data in a comfort way.

Also declared method allows to raise usability of content-unit list,i.e. decrease time consumption for forming this list and increase userreception usability of content-units.

Additional data for transfer through a broadband access system caninclude data from IP-packets and/or voice signal and/or video signaland/or multimedia channel data.

Hereby, transfer of data, which include Triple Play services, i.e. HighSpeed Internet, Broadcast TV, VoIP, is reached.

In addition, growth of frequency range width of downstream channel of abroadband access system for content-unit, which was chosen by a numberof users, bigger then boundary value, and/or for multimedia data, duringtime interval, can be performed.

Also reduction of frequency range width of downstream channel of abroadband access system for content-unit, which was chosen by a numberof users, bigger then boundary value, and/or for multimedia data, duringtime interval t₂, can be performed.

Thereby, a flexible regulation of channel resources in dependence fromits load in a certain time interval is achieved.

In addition, during forming a data, that contain schedule of dynamiccontent-channel content-units, permanent content-channels, VoD and/ornVoD services, audio, video data fragments can be added.

Thereby, information data for improvement of user work with list ofcontent-channels and for possibility to get advertising and/orinformation content, is additionally sent.

In addition, user access to database, containing data about eachidentified user or each group of identified users, can be performed.

Thereby, users are additionally informed about ratings of separatecontent-units or content-channels, thus allows to decrease time of userwork with list of content-channels.

In addition, data block transfer between user access device and networkcore services server by means two-sided communication between basestation and user station of a broadband access system, can be performed.

Thereby, creation of conventional access system to data through abroadband access wireless system, which can provide transferring ofdigital services and multimedia content-units to user access devices, isperformed.

In addition, a division of each data block into N-parts in converter ofbase station direct channel can be performed.

Also, an encoding of each N-part of data block by means of an encoder ofbase station into the transport code can be performed.

Also, a conversion of each encoded N-part of data block in anN-modulator of direct channel of base station into a signal can beperformed.

Also, a transfer of signal to the receiver of user station by means ofthe base station antenna can be performed.

Also, a signal demodulation of by means of N-demodulators of userstation can be performed.

Also, a combining of N-parts of demodulated signal into the data blockby means of the user station converter can be performed.

Also, a creation of a database, containing data about user choice, oneach sector of base station antenna, can be performed.

Also, a conversion of each encoded N-part of data block into a signal bymeans of the an N-modulator of direct channel of base station, which islocated separately from the a corresponding N-transmitter of basestation, can be performed.

Such division of data block into parts and guaranteeing of theirreception and transferring between user station and base station of abroadband access wireless system allows to scale a broadband accesssystem flexibly and to optimize a broadband access system channelcapacity depending on data type, i.e. data for unicast, multicast andbroadcast.

Also, a data block transferring between user access device and networkcore services server by means two-way connection between base stationand user station in a wireless broadband access system with usage ofduplex channel with time division or duplex channel with frequencydivision, can be performed.

Thereby, this method allows to organize data transfer from base stationto user stations without its encapsulation into transport DVB flow, dueto that downstream speed of a separately taken pipe can reach big values(dozens and, maybe, hundreds of Mbps).

Also, a data block transfer between user access device and network coreservices server by means two-way connection between base station anduser station in a wireless broadband access system with usage of theasymmetrical channel, can be performed.

Thereby, a broadband access channel speed is increased by means ofdivision of input and output data relatively to user access device basedon statistics concerning data flow ratio from/to user and data transferenvironment state.

In order to explain object of the invention, hereinbelow is an exampleof an execution of specific method for allocating channel resources in abroadband access system during data transfer including multimedia data.Example is illustrated with following schemes:

FIG. 1—general scheme of content transfer environment building.

FIG. 2—scheme of data reception, processing and further distributionbefore inputting into content transfer environment.

FIG. 3—scheme of data transfer of permanent content-channels

FIG. 4—scheme of data transfer of current dynamic content-channels

FIG. 5—scheme of request sending and data reception according to VoDand/or nVoD services

FIG. 6—scheme of content-unit search according to user request

FIG. 7—scheme of schedule forming a dynamic content-channel

FIG. 8—scheme of forming and transfer a dynamic content-channel data

Figures, that describe invention and given example of execution ofspecific method for allocating channel resources in a broadband accesssystem during data transfer including multimedia data, in any way doesnot limit amount of claims, given in Claim, but only describe object ofinvention.

Data transfer environment, which is a part of data transfer system,consists of three levels: network core, distribution level and accesslevel (FIG. 1). Data transfer environment usually means a system ofbands, frequencies, data channels, equipment, which forms a united datatransfer environment between network servers, user access devices,communication centers, etc.

Network core can be connected to the at least one source ofcontent-units, which can be represented by TV studio, Internet, etc.,and can be connected with databases, containing content-units, metadataor statistics. Metadata is an information, which describescontent-units. For example—packets with EPG data (Electronic ProgramGuide), i.e. TV Guide service—interactive service in content-channeltransfer environment, which is implemented through a broadband accesssystem, additionally during content-channel transfer by means ofMPEG-streams (MPEG, group for digital audio and video standardproduction, MPEG-stream contains MPEG video data and MPEG audio data).Program table (MPEG-stream) can also be used as an example. Externalsources of metadata can be used as a source of metadata, which describecontent-units, for example, in XML-TV model (XML file format, used fordescription of TV program in IPTV) or WEB-TV (software for transferringTV content-channels) and also content-units, which were created byusers, videoconferences, video calls, etc. and their statistics.

Environment access level is also combined with user access devices.

Usually, source of content-units transmits either data withcontent-channels, which are real-time services, or data flows by requestfrom user access device. Data with content-channels can be, for example,separate TV shows, radio shows, movies, etc. Data with content-units canbe uploaded into VoD and/or nVoD services multimedia database orbroadcasted.

Thereby, each content-channel is identified by its identifier.Content-channel identifiers are data, which is intended to mark eachcontent-channel or its smallest components, including transportcomponents, which then are used in data transfer with content-channelscontrol. PID, IP, identifier of multicast group, MPLS-label are examplesof identifiers.

For some broadband access systems limitations in quantity ofcontent-channel data, which can be transferred simultaneously through abroadband access channel, are known beforehand. That is why, usually,data with certain amount of content-channels is transferred in contenttransfer environment permanently, and data with other part ofcontent-channels is transferred accordingly to requests, which arereceived from user access devices. This scheme of content-channel datatransfer accords with broadcast policy in broadcast TV networks as oftoday. According to this policy, part of data, containing TV channels,for example—national in Ukraine or federal in Russia, will betransferred permanently, i.e. system resources are allocated fortransferring, identifiers or frequency parameters and signal modulationmode in a broadband access channel for transferring of permanentcontent-channel multimedia data, are set. Other data, containingcontent-channels, will be sent to user in case of receiving request forreceipt from user access device.

According to invention, content-channels, which are transferred to useraccess device permanently, are called permanent content-channels andother accessible channels are called dynamic content-channels.

Metadata, description, identifiers of suitable content-channels arerecorded in permanent content-channel broadcast base and in dynamiccontent-channel broadcast base. Permanent content-channel broadcast baseand in dynamic content-channel broadcast base purport database, whichstores data about content-units of an content-channel, which istranslated, its description, identifiers of content-channels. Also everydatabase is connected with data storage, for example—servers, by meansof which some “buffers” for content-unit recording and transferring themto user access devices with estimated time shift, in example—anothertime zone, are created.

Therewith information about identifiers of dynamic channels, which aretransferred through content transfer environment at the moment by userrequest, is recorded into current dynamic content-channel base.

Control of data transfer with content-channels is performed byassignment identifiers to content-channels for content-unit delivery touser access devices.

Reception, processing and further data allocation before inputting intocontent transfer environment (usually, this functions are carried out bymain station, or Head-end, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_end) isperformed in the following way.

According to FIG. 2, data transfer with content-channels from teleportor source of content-units to broadcast base of all teleport channelsand to VoD and/or nVoD content base is performed for recording ofcontent-units. Typical teleport is a system of satellite tools(commonly, used for simultaneous work with several satelliteretransmitters), tools for communication with ground networks of generalusage and supply systems (uninterruptible power supply, safety system,etc.), source—http://www.connect.ru/article.asp?id=7954.

Simultaneous data transfer with fixed number of constantcontent-channels to broadcast database and data transfer with othercontent-channels, which are broadcasted at the moment according torequests, which were received from user access device, including VoDand/or nVoD services, to current dynamic content-channel base, areperformed. As a result, data-flow of constant content-channels anddata-flow of dynamic content-channels are sent from an databases throughcontent transfer environment to groups of user access devices.

According to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, data transfer of constantcontent-channels and current dynamic content-channels in compliance withrequests from user access devices is done in the following way.

Users receive data with content-channels to their terminals (computer,STB (set-top-box), player, TV, smartphone, etc.) and view it by meansof, for example, some controlling interface. One of the alternatives ofviewing content-channel is choosing of content-channel via switching, byits number or choosing from a list of content-channels, similarly towatching of usual TV channels. User can recall information search menuwith a list of programs, with indication of genres or any otheradditional information concerning content-channel or content-units foruser navigation improvement. Also, user can input his own search stringsthrough control interface of terminal for further search of mostsuitable content-units, which are sent through content-channels at themoment. After sending a command of choice or switching from controlboard of terminal, order of content-channel for reception from contenttransfer environment is performed.

There could be a situation when user is unsatisfied with content-units,which are transferred through constant and current dynamiccontent-channels or wants to receive content-units, including exclusivecontent-units, from multimedia data by means of VoD and/or nVoD services(FIG. 5).

In this case, search in VoD and/or nVoD content database is performedand, if user is satisfied with search results, they are displayed onuser access device screen. Search results can contain additionalmetadata, such as rating, newness, duration of content-unittransmission, etc., which improve user choice.

In case, if, according to search results, same or similar content-unitsare translated at the moment of search implementation in data transferenvironment, a message with request to connect for viewing of indicatedand already transferred content-units is sent to user access device.This allows to perform saving of content transfer environment resourcein case if it has no matter for user when to view content-units.Therewith probability of user connection to viewing of content-unit withhigh rating is high, if user is unsatisfied with content-channels he iswatching now.

VoD and/or nVoD services data transfer is performed immediately afteruser confirmation of reception of chosen content-units (VoD) or aftertime of content-units reception approval (nVoD) by means of servicemenu. For this content transfer environment estimation is performed andmessage about time, necessary for VoD or nVoD data transfer, is sent.

Therewith different schemes for content-unit transfer of VoD or nVoDservices are possible, for example—by means of forming a content-unitlist, which correspond with user request, per day or per week and timeapproval of content-units transfer. In this case, after receiving ofindicated content-unit lists from several user access devices,correction of resource estimation in a broadband access system isperformed, what results in rising of content transfer environmentresource savings.

According to FIG. 6, during search of content-units correspondingly touser request in a broadband access system, when data with search stringsfrom user access device is received, they are processed, sortingcriteria are formed and search in static content-channel database,current dynamic content-channel database (at the time of searchperformance) and VoD or nVoD content database is performed. Searchresults are displayed at the screen of user access device. If user issatisfied with search results, phase of search beginning is called. Ifuser is not satisfied with search results, new search criteria ofsimilar content-units are formed. Similarity criteria are formed bymeans of user himself or on the basis of statistics, taken from networkcore services server or taken from external source, for example, withmetadata. In similar way Apple Genius System works, which is a part ofiTunes®/iOS software from Apple. According to newly formed criteria, anew selection from static content-channel broadcast database, currentdynamic content-channel database and VoD or nVoD content database isperformed. According to FIG. 7, FIG. 8, process of content-channel datatransfer schedule forming, forming and transferring of this data isperformed in the following way.

Dynamic content-channels are content-units with duration T, where T—timeinterval, which are received by groups of user access devices in aspecific time interval. Quantity and order of data transfer by means ofdynamic content-channels are formed accordingly to content transferenvironment resources and to requests, which were received from useraccess devices. Indicated dynamic content-channels can be formed out ofcontent-units, which are sent from static content-channel database,current dynamic content-channel database (at the time of searchperformance) and VoD or nVoD content database.

Group of user access devices can be formed on any grounds, forexample—participants of same social network, fellow citizens, coworkers,schoolmates, etc.

An example of process of dynamic content-channel creation is following.Data with content-unit list from static content-channel database,current dynamic content-channel database (at the time of searchperformance) and VoD or nVoD content database and data with request forchoice of content-unit of constant content-channel or dynamiccontent-channel or VoD and/or nVoD service data in time interval T aresent to user access devices.

At the data reception, containing request for choice of content-unit ofconstant content-channel or dynamic content-channel or VoD and/or nVoDservice data in time interval T, forming and transferring from the atleast one user access device to a broadband access network core areperformed.

Also a database forming is performed, for example—on network coreservices server or on interim device, containing data about eachidentified user or about each group of identified users, data about userchoice of content-channel content-units and VoD and/or nVoD services,mainly, for estimating a number of users with same content-unit choicein time interval T based on formed database.

Also, the at least one boundary value N₁ for user number with samecontent-unit choice is set.

For example, at the end of transmission of some content-unit of constantor current dynamic content channel users receive massage from choicemenu, by means of which it is allowed to choose viewing of othercontent-unit in the following time interval. Choice menu can containseveral items concerning different time intervals. Users can chooseproposed menu items or abstain from choice, in this case no signal willbe sent from user access device.

Therewith in case of constant content-channel content-unit transmissionuser can accept or decline with further broadcast according topreselected data transfer schedule or choose another content-unit fromlist of content-channels, for example—TV-broadcast.

Data transfer schedule with content-units of current dynamiccontent-channel and/or content-units of constant content-channel and/orVoD and/or nVoD services according to data, received from the at leastone user access device, for the at least one user access device or theat least one group of user/users terminal, is formed.

Then analysis of user choice results is performed, choice rate N_((i))(where i—user grouping parameter) is calculated, for example—number ofusers, who chose same content-unit. Rate N_(o)) is compared to fixedboundary value N₁ for each i-group. In case of N_((i))>N₁ and in thepresence of available resources for each content-unit identifier isreserved, for which N_((i))>N₁, and transmission of these content-unitsfrom current dynamic content-channels base is performed. Also quantityof multicast and/or broadcast data packets can be increased. Alsoquantity of multicast and/or broadcast with content-unit, which waschosen by a number of users N_((i)), bigger than boundary value N₁,during time interval t₁<T<t₂, where t₁—beginning of content-unittransmission, which was chosen by a number of users, bigger thanboundary value, and t₂—completion of content-unit transmission, whichwas chosen by a number of users, bigger than boundary value, accordingto schedule, in a downstream broadband access channel, can be increased.

Increase or decrease of frequency bandwidth of a broadband accessdownstream channel for content-unit, which was chosen by a number ofusers, bigger than boundary value, and/or for multimedia data, duringtime interval T, can be performed for optimization of a broadband accesschannel resource in case of usage of declared method in high-speedbroadband wireless access system. In this case saving of downstream andupstream channel resource occurs. Downstream system channel is used fordata transfer from base station (BS) to user station (US, CPE) accordingto multiple-address broadcast scheme. Therewith antenna, which allowstransferring data to several US simultaneously, is used. In the oppositedirection US uses upstream channel to BS, that is used to transferringdata packets, including data packets with users' requests.

Thereby, for increase of width (band) and/or quantity of broadbandaccess channels of such system, availability of free frequency channelamong antenna sectors is checked and one more frequency channel, incase, if a free channel and free or reserve transmitter are found, isused.

Also, considering that in line with modifications of claimed method,data block division in downstream and upstream channels between BS andUS into N-blocks, is performed, for example—by means of guaranteeing ofreserve quantity of demodulators, i.e. which are not used at the certainmoment, usage of additional frequency channel of a certain sector incase of increase of data packets, which have to be transferred betweenBS and US, is provided.

After the end of content-unit transmission, during which a survey tookplace, data of content-channel, which was chosen by users, is sent togroups of user access devices, i.e. “background” (unnoticeable for user)switching of content-channel, in response to the user request, isperformed.

At the same time for groups of users, for whom N_((i))<N₁, data,containing menu with offer to receive content-unit via VoD and/or nVoDservices at time t₃ or information about possibility to receivecontent-unit via VoD and/or nVoD services at a later time t₄, is sent.

In case, if there is no request/no reaction from user access deviceafter time t₂ data transfer of the same constant content-channel orsimilar by certain attributes constant content-channel orcontent-channel data, which was chosen by a majority of users at thepresent moment and for which increase of data packet transfer quantityof multicast and/or broadcast in a downstream broadband access channelmight have been performed, would be performed to the user access device.

After completion of regrouping of user access devices for transferringof data with content-channels or VoD and/or nVoD services, decrease ofdata packet transfer quantity of multicast and/or broadcast in adownstream broadband access channel at time t_(k), later than completiontime of previous content-unit transfer t₂, is performed. Thereby, abroadband access system channel resource is released by means ofstopping of most dynamic channel transmission, identifier of thisdynamic channel is labeled as free and is sent back to the currentdynamic content-channel base.

Also a database on network core services server, containing data abouteach identified user or each group of identified users, can be formed.Forming criteria can be:

-   -   data about request or choice of content-units or        content-channels or VoD and/or nVoD services;    -   data with review about content-unit or content-channel or VoD        and/or nVoD service;    -   data about quantity and time of switching between        content-channels or VoD and/or nVoD services;    -   multimedia channel data, which was sent via unicast or        multicast.

During transfer of data with content-channels or VoD and/or nVoDservices data, multimedia channel data transfer can be performed. Thisdata can contain additional information or contextual advertisement tothe user access device from a group of identified users, formed inaccordance with statistics database. Thereby, transmissions and contentof this data have nature, which is intended for a certain user or agroup of users, in accordance with information from statistics database.

Usage of described method for allocating channel resources in abroadband access system during data transfer including multimedia datais notably effective for high-speed broadband wireless access systems,for example—networks like LTE or BARS, etc. with limited resources ofdata transfer environment, as was described above, and allows to raiseoptimization of broadband access channel resources, to raise grade ofinteractivity when providing multiservice data transfer, Triple Playservices in particular, especially IPTV services and also essentiallysimplify and reduce expenses for forming a content-unit lists fordistribution in comparison, as it is done according to analogues(closest prior art) from level of technics.

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A method for allocating channel resources in a broadband accesssystem during data transfer, including multimedia data, which includes(a) transferring, from at least one user access device to a networkkernel of the broadband access system through a broadband accesschannel, (i) data comprising request for content data, includingmultimedia data, and (ii) user access device identification in thebroadband access system through a broadband access system access level,(b) transferring, from the network kernel of the broadband access systemto the at least one user access device, the content data, includingmultimedia data, in response to the request received from the useraccess device, (c) forming a content data transfer schedule, includingmultimedia data, for at least one of user access devices or for at leastone group of user access devices, and (d) transferring the content datavia unicast, multicast or broadband broadcast, including multimediadata, for the at least one of user access devices or for the at leastone group of user access devices in accordance with the schedule,characterized by forming a transfers' base of constant content-channels,containing established frequency settings and signal modulation mode ina broadband access channel for transfer of multimedia data of constantcontent-channels and/or descriptors of constant content-channels, listof content-units, and metadata of content-units; forming a transfers'base of current dynamic content-channels, metadata of content-units anddescriptors of current content-channels; forming multimedia database forVoD and/or nVoD services, containing content-units of constant ordynamic content-channels and being connected to the transfers' base ofconstant content-channels and to the transfers' base of current dynamiccontent-channels; forming multimedia channel data, containingadvertising and/or information content-units; sending, to the at leastone user access device, a data packet, including content-units of theconstant content-channels, the current dynamic content-channels, themetadata of content-units, and/or the VoD and/or nVoD service data,and/or the multimedia channel data, sending, to the at least one useraccess device, a data packet including a request for choice in timeinterval T of a content-unit of constant content-channel and VoD serviceand/or nVoD service, forming a database on services server in thenetwork kernel, the database including data associated with (i) everyidentified user or every identified user group, (ii) user choices ofcontent-units of content-channels or VoD service and/or nVoD service,estimating a number of users with identical content-unit choice in timeinterval T based on the database and rearrangement of users or formingat least one new user group based on defined user quantity, establishingat least one boundary value for the number of users with identicalchoice of content-unit, forming a data transfer schedule withcontent-units of current dynamic content-channel and/or VoD and/or nVoDservices in accordance to the data received from the at least one useraccess device, for the at least one user access device augmentingquantity of packets' transfer for multicast and broadband broadcast indownlink channel of broadband access for content-unit, which was chosenby a certain amount of users larger than boundary value, and/ormultimedia data during time interval t₁<T<t₂, where t₁—beginning ofcontent-unit translation, which was chosen by a certain amount of userslarger than boundary value and t₂—end of content-unit translation, whichwas chosen by a certain amount of users larger than boundary value,according to the schedule, reduction of data packets transfer quantityin multicast and/or broadband broadcast in downlink channel of broadbandaccess for content-unit, which was chosen by a certain amount of users,larger than boundary value, in time t_(k)>t₁, forming and transfer ofdata block to at least one user access device, which contains data withinformational notification to users about access time t₃ to thecontent-unit, which was chosen by a certain amount of users, larger thanboundary value, or informational notification about a possibility todownload a content-unit, which was chosen by a certain amount of users,smaller than boundary value, via VoD and/or nVoD service, in time t₄>t₃,transferring to at least one user access device, which did not send dataabout user's choice of content-unit according to the request,content-unit of constant content-channel according to current datatransfer of content-channel to this specific user access device, whichis similar in meaning with content-unit, which was translated duringtime T or content-unit of a constant content-channel, which was chosenby most users according to database statistics, forming and sendingdata, which contain contextual advertising or reference information, touser access device from group of identified users, forming and sending amessage to the user access device about switching to another currentdynamic content-channel or to download and playback previously formeddata with by means of VoD and/or nVoD services to the identified useraccess device in each group of identified users, formed according to thedatabase statistics, and forming of database on services server in thenetwork kernel which contains data about every identified user or everyidentified user group, based on (i) data about request or selection ofcontent-units or content-channels or VoD and or nVoD services or (ii)data with reference about content-unit or content-channel or VoD and/ornVoD services or (iii) data about quantity and time of moving betweencontent-channels or VoD and/or nVoD services or (iv) multimedia channeldata sent through the unicast system or multicast system.
 2. A method asclaimed in claim 1, characterized by data including data in IP-packetsand/or voice signal and/or video signal and/or multimedia channel data.3. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by performing of widthaugmentation of frequency range of downstream channel of broadbandaccess system for content-unit, which was chosen by a certain amount ofusers larger than boundary value and/or for multimedia data during timeinterval T.
 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized byperforming of width reduction of frequency range of downstream channelof broadband access system for content-unit, which was chosen by acertain amount of users larger than boundary value and/or for multimediadata at time t₂.
 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized byforming of data, which contain schedule of content-units of dynamiccontent-channels, constant content-channels, VoD and/or nVoD services,includes data with audio, video and content-units fragments.
 6. A methodas claimed in claim 1, characterized by ensuring of users' access to thedatabase, which contains data about each identified user or about eachgroup of identified users.
 7. A method as claimed in claim 1,characterized by ensuring transfer of data blocks between the useraccess device and services server in the network kernel by means two-wayconnection between a base station and a user station in a wirelessbroadband access system.
 8. A method as claimed in claim 7,characterized by dividing of each data block into N parts in theconverter of a direct channel of the base station.
 9. A method asclaimed in claim 8, characterized by encoding of each N-part of the datablock by means of an encoder of the base station into the transportcode.
 10. A method as claimed in claim 9, characterized by conversion ofeach encoded N-part of the data block in an N-modulator of the directchannel of the base station into a signal.
 11. A method as claimed inclaim 10, characterized by transferring a signal to the receiver of theuser station by means of the base station antenna.
 12. A method asclaimed in claim 11, characterized by performing demodulation of bymeans of N-demodulators of the user station.
 13. A method as claimed inclaim 12, characterized by combining of N-parts of demodulated signalinto the data block by means of the user station converter.
 14. A methodas claimed in claim 13, characterized by forming of a database, whichcontains data about user choice, on each sector of a base stationantenna.
 15. A method as claimed in claim 14, characterized byperforming of conversion of each encoded N-part of the data block into asignal by an N-modulator of a direct channel of the base station, whichis located separately from a corresponding N-transmitter of the basestation.
 16. A method as claimed in claim 7, characterized by providingof the data block transfer between user access device and the servicesserver in the network kernel by means two-way connection between basestation and the user station in the wireless broadband access systemwith usage of duplex channel with time division or duplex channel withfrequency division.
 17. A method as claimed in claim 7, characterized byproviding of the data block transfer between the user access device andthe services server in the network kernel by means two-way connectionbetween base station and user station in the wireless broadband accesssystem with usage of an asymmetrical channel.